Functional anatomy of humor: Positive affect and chronic mental illness

Journal of Neuropsychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 358-362

  Taber, Katherine H ^a,b,c,d   Redden, Maurice ^e   Hurley, Robin A ^a,b,d,e  

^a Education and Clinical Center   (United States)

^b VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c EDWARD VIA COLLEGE OF OSTEOPATHIC MEDICINE   (United States)

^d BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^e WAKE FOREST SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AFFECT; ARTICLE; BRAIN REGION; CORPUS STRIATUM; DOPAMINERGIC NERVE CELL; DOPAMINERGIC SYSTEM; FUNCTIONAL ANATOMY; HUMAN; HUMOR; MENTAL DISEASE; MOTOR CORTEX; NEUROANATOMY; NEUROIMAGING; NUCLEUS ACCUMBENS; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; PREMOTOR CORTEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SUBSTANTIA NIGRA; VENTRAL TEGMENTUM;

EID: 36348938619     PISSN: 08950172     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1176/jnp.2007.19.4.358     Document Type: Article

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